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A 15 minute video about the making of Ai Weiwei's Sunflower seeds. Ai Weiwei's (艾未未) Sunflower Seeds is made up of millions of small works, each apparently identical, but actually unique. However realistic they may seem, these life-sized sunflower seed husks are in fact intricately hand-crafted in porcelain. Each seed has been individually sculpted and painted by specialists working in small-scale workshops in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen. Far from being industrially produced, they are the effort of hundreds of skilled hands. Poured into the interior of the Turbine Hall's vast industrial space, the 100 million seeds form a seemingly infinite landscape. Porcelain is almost synonymous with China and, to make this work, Ai Weiwei has manipulated traditional methods of crafting what has historically been one of China's most prized exports. Sunflower Seeds invites us to look more closely at the 'Made in China' phenomenon and the geo-politics of cultural and economic exchange today. Sunflower Seeds was on display at Tate Modern from 12 October 2010 - 2 May 2011.

A one hour video program of  Ai Weiwei in conversation with ABC TV journalist and presenter Virginia Trioli. Hear Ai Weiwei explore his artistic and philosophical approach.

2 hours 33 minutes documentary on Ai Weiwei's work Fairytale. Fairytale is one of Ai's two contributions for Documenta 12 in 2007. For this project, Ai brought 1,001 people (including himself) from all over China to the city of Kassel in Germany. They were chosen through an open invitation posted on his blog. Ai designed clothes, luggage and a dormitory in an old textile factory for the visitors. He let them wander around the city during the exhibition time of three months. The participants were divided into five groups that each stayed in Kassel for a week. According to Philip Tinari the primary design object here is not the clothing or suitcases but the participants' experiences, even their spirits. He was also commissioned to create another sculpture at Documenta 12, titled Template. During the exhibition, the monumental outdoor piece made of wooden doors and windows from destroyed Ming and Qing Dynasty houses (1368--1911), collapsed after a storm.

3 minute video of Louise Olsen & Stephen Ormandy talking about Dinosaur designs.

4 1/2 minute video of Grayson Perry talking about his work.

5 1/2 minute video of Grayson Perry in his studio talking about his work.

3 minute video of Grayson Perry talking about how he works. Since winning the Turner Prize in 2003, Grayson Perry has become the nation's favourite transvestite potter. In this film, he speaks engagingly about why he is an artist that uses ceramics and not a potter, and about the defining themes that run through his work. He explains the elaborate, labour intensive process involved in the making of his work and how he typically uses a variety of different techniques. Alongside the edgy undermining of our expectations of what pottery is, beauty and sensual overload are also of great importance to his practice. theEYE is an excellent introduction to contemporary artists and their works and provides an ideal resource for a wide range of audiences, including galleries, museums and colleges, as well as individual art-lover.

6 1/2 minute video "Shadowland" by Anthony Lucas.

2 1/2 minute interview with Anthony Lucas talking about his work.

11 1/2 minute video of Anthony Lucas talking about his work

7 minute video of Anthony Lucas interviewed mainly about his work on "The mysterious geographic explorations of Jasper Morello".

App tutorial - Hype animation video

55 minute video about the art patronage of the Medici in the renaissance and about the art practices of the time. Focusing on the artists Botticelli, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Botticelli 6.48 - 9.32 mins, 17.40-20.46 mins and more at 32.22 mins onwards Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

15 minute video (part 2) on the use of perspective in renaissance art.

14 minute video (part 1) on the use of perspective in renaissance art.

3 minute video on making jewellery with recycled materials.

4 minute video on the jewellery of Keith Lo Bue.

STEELING BEAUTY: Introduction to the Online Workshop from Keith Lo Bue - 4 minute video  on how to use wire for jewellery.

5 minute video about Alexander Calder's jewellery. From an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Two minute video program on the artist Jim Lambie installing his work in the MCA gallery.